Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]

33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.

Verse 23.17

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ताम्बूलं सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैस्तु ब्राह्मणान् पूज्य मन्त्रवित् ।
एवमादीनि चान्यानि वैष्णवान् प्रणवं स्मरेत् ॥ 17 ॥

tāmbūlaṃ sūkṣmavastraistu brāhmaṇān pūjya mantravit |
evamādīni cānyāni vaiṣṇavān praṇavaṃ smaret || 17 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.17 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tambula, Sukshmavastra, Brahmana, Pujya, Mantravid, Ani, Vaishnava, Pranava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.17). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “tāmbūlaṃ sūkṣmavastraistu brāhmaṇān pūjya mantravit ”
tāmbūlam -
tāmbūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāmbūla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sūkṣmavastrais -
sūkṣmavastra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sūkṣmavastra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
brāhmaṇān -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
pūjya -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
mantravit -
mantravid (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

mantravid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ evamādīni cānyāni vaiṣṇavān praṇavaṃ smaret ”
Cannot analyse *evamādīni*cā
cānyā -
√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]

√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vaiṣṇavān -
vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
praṇavam -
praṇava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smaret -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021